Sec. 13.55.010. Nonopioid directive; revocation; other requirements.
(a) An individual who is 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor, a parent or legal guardian of a minor, or an individual’s guardian or other person appointed by the individual or a court to manage the individual’s health care may execute a voluntary nonopioid directive stating that an opioid may not […]
Sec. 13.55.020. Obligations of health care providers and hospitals.
A health care provider, a hospital, or an employee of a health care provider or hospital may not be subject to disciplinary action by the health care provider’s or the employee’s professional licensing board or held civilly or criminally liable for failure to administer, prescribe, or dispense an opioid, or for inadvertent administration of an […]
Sec. 13.55.030. Prescriptions presumed valid.
A prescription presented to a pharmacy is presumed to be valid, and a pharmacist may not be subject to disciplinary action by the pharmacist’s professional licensing board or held civilly or criminally liable for dispensing an opioid in contradiction to an individual’s or a minor’s voluntary nonopioid directive.
Sec. 13.55.040. Effect of this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to (1) alter an advance health care directive under AS 13.52 (Health Care Decisions Act); (2) limit the prescribing, dispensing, or administering of an opioid overdose drug; (3) limit an authorized health care provider or pharmacist from prescribing, dispensing, or administering an opioid for the treatment of substance […]
Sec. 13.55.100. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “department” means the Department of Health; (2) “emancipated minor” means a minor whose disabilities have been removed for general purposes under AS 09.55.590; (3) “health care provider” has the meaning given in AS 09.65.340; (4) “hospital” has the meaning given in AS 13.52.268; (5) “minor” means […]
Sec. 13.55.110. Short title.
This chapter may be known as the Voluntary Nonopioid Directive Act.